Play the C Major scale harmonized in 3rds & 6ths, moving these intervals up and down the fretboard.

Learn 7th chord arpeggios in one position at a moderate tempo

Level up your 7th chord arpeggios and go faster—16th note feel at 95bpm

Get started with chromaticism—here are some ideas to play over a dominant chord. Works well over C7 or Gm7 chords.

Play this bebop-like arpeggio run outlining a Gm11 chord

The classic Ella Fitzgerald solo from Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Learn 8 new 7th shapes, playing G7 & B7

Here's a hypnotic backing track for you to practice your improvising. 90 BPM, Key of C.

D minor scale variants built from the 5th string root, positioned on the 5th fret. In the CAGED system, this is the "C Shape."

Learn chords, scales, and arpeggios to express the Dorian tonality

Learn chords, scales, and arpeggios to express the Harmonic Minor tonality

Learn chords, scales, and arpeggios to express the Natural Minor (Aeolian) tonality

Learn this classic Ravi Shankar melody from his composition, Raga Piloo, first recorded on East Meets West vol. 2 with Yehudi Menuhin.

This exercise is built from the harmonized diatonic scale—we approach each diatonic chord of the G major scale from an upper neighbor tone (descending pattern) and then from a lower neighbor tone (ascending pattern).

Learn the melody and a few licks for this iconic Duke Ellington standard

A chord melody arrangement of this classic standard by Harold Arlen

A classic bebop blues head - full of chromaticism. Written by Miles Davis. Check out the recording with Charlie Parker on the Savoy label.

This melody uses the C major pentatonic scale.

This tune will help you learn your first open chords and strumming rhythm.

This classic bass riff also makes for a great guitar riff on the lower strings.

This tune helps you practice strumming and open chords in G.

An iconic rock riff built on blues vocabulary.

Here are some linear patterns to play over a sus chord, also known as a slash chord. The chord in this example could be called A suspended (Asus), or G/A - whatever we call it, it typically functions as an a A chord.

This song is a study in the Dorian mode (D Dorian Minor)

Learn this iconic Led Zeppelin riff

Learn this unforgettable guitar intro by Jimi Hendrix. This is tuned to E standard - the original is in Eb standard tuning.

Learn this powerchord-based riff from a classic Nirvana tune.

Learn the "So What" chord voicings—chords built in 4ths, harmonized diatonically.

Play this Coldplay song to practice your open chords—try it with a capo on fret 5.

Learn this iconic Mark Knopfler solo from the Dire Straits song, "Sultans of Swing"

Try this bare-bones arrangement of the iconic jazz standard

Learn the chords of "Spain" by Chick Corea

The foundational scale of Western music

This progression in the key of C uses triads on strings 1-3

This progression in the key of Am uses triads on strings 1-3

Play the minor pentatonic on a single string

Play the minor pentatonic in a single octave in different positions across the fretboard

Play the minor pentatonic in Positions 1-3, starting with the most common scale shape

Play the minor pentatonic in Positions 4 & 5

Learn to play a steady rhythm on one open string.

Learn to pick a steady rhythm on one open string.

A series of right-hand figures to build up basic alternate picking.

A series of right-hand figures to get your thumb and middle finger working together.

A series of right-hand figures to teach basic strum patterns.

Learn how a few basic riff patterns and palm muting with your right hand.

Explore beginner scale patterns up and down on a single string.

Explore beginner melodies with the pentatonic scale in one position.

Explore beginner melodies with the major scale scale in one position.

Work single note patterns in position to build left-hand strength & dexterity.

Learn basic technique and phrases for left-hand slides.

Learn basic technique and phrases for hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Learn the open G chord.

Learn the Cadd9 chord and switch from G to Cadd9.

Learn the D chord and switch from G to D.

Learn chords G and Em and practice switching between them.

Learn the Em chord and switch from G to Em.

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Learn the fingerings for A, D, and E—the major chords in the key of A.

Three-part guitar arrangement of the groove from Dil Kya Kare.

A three-part guitar arrangement for grooving to "You Really Got Me"

The basic 12 bar blues played with powerchords and a swung 8th note feel.

Get started with basic fingerpicking using simplified G and D chord shapes.

This progression in the key of Am uses triads on strings 2-4

Here's a common two-chord progression using triads on two string sets

Combine basic triads to play this chord progression in the key of C

Here's a common two-chord progression using triads on the lower string sets

Play 4 common chord progressions using open chords in G.

Move up and down the fretboard with the pentatonic scale

A classic blues riff from the great Albert King (Stax Records, 1967).

A classic riff by Jimi Hendrix —from Band of Gypsies, Live at the Fillmore East (1970)

Learn the intro & verse strumming pattern for this classic Neal Young tune.

Try this beginner R&B progression by Daniel Cesar & H.E.R.

Learn the riff and chord stab from this iconic funk tune by Sly & the Family Stone.

An iconic funk riff by The Meters—off their self-titled 1969 album.

Build up fundamental barre chords in the key of C

Build up fundamental barre chord shapes

Play the G Major scale harmonized in 3rds & 6ths, moving these intervals up and down the fretboard.

Learn another position for 7th chord arpeggios in C

The basic 12 bar blues played with shell voicings. Includes a turnaround in bars 11-12.

Here are a few licks to help you practice bending the third in a blues. These licks work over an E blues and will sound good over an E7 chord.

An exercise exploring the V7 to I cadence, highlighting the voice leading in the top voice of each chord.

Check out these patterns for warming up with the major scale.

The classic Em blues scale in open position, plus an additional fingering for 2nd position.

Learn the groove from this iconic Santana tune.

The basic building blocks of a Phrygian sound, key of E

Play all the 7th chords in the key of C—using ascending 6th-string root voicings

Play all the 7th chords in the key of G—using ascending 6th-string root voicings

Play ascending 7th chord arpeggios in the key of C

Play ascending 7th chord arpeggios in the key of G

Major scale variant with a b7

Major scale variant with a #4